Michael Blake
Saxophonist Composer Arranger
Live Performances
Gigs are back! Michael is thrilled to share some upcoming shows happening this season in NYC.
News
Announcing P&M Records! Michael Blake has joined up with his brother Paul to form a record label dedicated to getting Michaels music heard. They're re-releasing his back catalogue onto digital platforms and will be releasing "Dance of the Mystic Bliss" in 2023. Our first re-release is 'Elevated'. This is now available on digital platforms.
Recently uploaded to You Tube:
Blake and Brass XL - Live at Bar Lunatico
Michael Blake Trio - Live at Smalls Jazz Club
On Feb 9th Michael was subject of an in depth interview on Polski Radio with Janusz Jablonski and Tomasz Gregorczyk. You can listen back to it here...www.polskieradio.pl
In early January Michael recorded "Blake & Brass XL" for Newvelle Records with a fantastic line up...
- Michael Blake - Saxes
- Steven Bernstein - Trumpet
- Clark Gayton - Trombone
- Allan Mednard - Drums
- Marcus Rojas - Tuba
- Bob Stewart - Tuba
The album "Combobulate" is an exciting mix of traditional brass band music (chorales, New Orleans, Third Stream Jazz) that will be released on vinyl in autumn 2022. They followed the recording up with an exciting show at Bar Lunatico
"Dance of the Mystic Bliss" is coming in spring 2023, watch this space for more news about the release! The multi kulti session featuring Braziilian percussion and strings was mixed by Michaels long time collaborator, engineer Scott Harding. He'll be announcing plans for live performances of this album in the coming months.
Check out Michael's albums on Bandcamp!
michaelblake.bandcamp.com/music
More
Wikipedia - for Bio and Discography
Read Michael's profiles on All About Jazz
Bookings
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Updated : 07 05 2022